Billboard Music Awards 2022

The Weeknd was the most-nominated artist as a finalist in 17 categories ahead of Sunday's 2022 Billboard Music Awards.

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Purple was an early theme of the event's fashion, with Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine wearing a mauve ruffled gown and DJ Khaled rocking a lavender ...

Photo : Brenton Ho for Billboard Photo : Brenton Ho for Billboard Photo : Brenton Ho for Billboard Photo : Brenton Ho for Billboard Many of the night’s winners were announced before the show, with Olivia Rodrigo and Ye tying for the most awards with six each. Becky G and City Girls also donned the hue, opting for feathers and statement hems.

The Billboard Music Awards are back and ahead of tonight's musical awards ceremony, a number of winners have already been announced. The 2022 BBMAs honour ...

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The 2022 Billboard Music Awards promise a slew of performances, including Travis Scott, Silk Sonic and Morgan Wallen. Our brutally honest reviews.

The Puerto Rican hitmaker known as the “king of modern reggaeton” eased into his trio of songs, sitting pensively during the ballad “Cúrame” in front of a tree with a lighted trunk. “Love’s Train” is another comfortable submission from their throwback project, filled with finger snaps, smooth grooves and enough room for Mars to engage in fist-clenching reaches for the sky – and his splendid high notes. Set up on a square stage in the middle of the arena, Wallen – seemingly forgiven for getting caught uttering a racial slur on video in 2021 – opted for a stripped-down approach and a lyrically pointed first song. Megan Thee Stallion propelled her rhymes into overdrive for “Sweetest Pie,” which included a pack of dancers, fireworks and the rapper flicking her long black hair off her shoulder as she pitched unspoken attitude from the stage. The country duo known for their sweet ballads and angelic harmonizing didn’t disappoint with a gently swaying rendition of the track from last year’s “Good Things” album. The primal drumbeat that fuels this scorcher from a couple of vocal powerhouses set the tone, and Lambert and King rode its strutting force. With blizzard effects swirling around the structure where Scott lay in fuzzy wintry pants with a pelt slung over his shoulder, the rapper unfurled a heavily edited “Mafia.” He buried his head against the bikini-clad chest of muse/model Jazzelle (because bikinis and snow – why not?) as the performance blurred between the stage design and black and white video. MGK interrupted the romantic rock ballad to look into the crowd and say, “Happy birthday, my love,” before detouring into a few lines of “Born With Horns.” While his voice wasn’t always on point, there was no denying the authenticity of MGK’s performance, especially when he returned to “Twin Flame,” dedicated it to “our unborn child” and scooped up his electric guitar to crank out some serrated riffs. Strutting down the catwalk in shorts and shades, Burna Boy (aka Damini Ogulu) incited the crowd to sing along to “Last Last.” But it became apparent why he was chosen as the final performance when a drum line appeared, adding even more percussion to “Kilometre” with a fusion of world beat sounds. Beaming in live from Belfast, Northern Ireland, the one-man ginger band utilized his rotating stage and hallmark looping technique for the latest single from last year’s “=” album. Sporting painted nails, ripped jeans and mussed hair with a light magenta hue, MGK started by quietly saying he wrote the song for “his wife.” Are he and girlfriend Megan Fox married? Perched atop a boxy structure with a backdrop of the Earth rising behind her, the young singer with Mexican roots finger-snapped her way through the melodic “Baile Con Mi Ex” with notable assurance.

Sean "Diddy" Combs hosts the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. ( ...

Mary J. Blige was honored with the Icon Award during the show, broadcast on NBC and Peacock. Check out some of the best photos from the 2022 BBMAs red carpet, ...

Maxwell at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15th, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2022 Billboard Music Awards took over the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday (May 15), with Sean “Diddy” Combs hosting and performing. Anitta at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15th, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Giveon at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15th, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2022 Billboard Music Awards were preceded by Billboard’s first-ever Billboard MusicCon. It hosted panels featuring Machine Gun Kelly, Anitta, Rauw Alejandro and Burna Boy, with Anitta performing as well. Diddy at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15th, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Travis Scott, Jack Harlow, Morgan Wallen, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion and others all attended the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in Vegas.

17 / 17 Diddy was joined by Bryson Tiller, Jack Harlow (who performed his recent single “First Class”), and King Combs (aka Diddy’s son Christian). Wade and to remind people that, decades later, Flint does not have clean water. In her acceptance speech, Mallory highlighted the recent shooting in Buffalo, New York and specifically called out the perpetrator’s racist motivations. “Mary J. Blige represents truth,” she said of the evening’s honoree. Some of the aforementioned fans featured in the video footage included fellow Black woman musicians and actresses, Ella Mai, Taraji P. Henson, H.E.R, Queen Latifah, Gabrielle Union, and Missy Elliot. He did have a cool set that fired some perfectly timed explosions during the climax of the song “Twin Flame,” though. That looked pretty awesome. The BBMAs marked Scott’s first televised performance since the Astroworld tragedy, and Wallen, of course, caught rightful scrutiny and backlash for using the N-word on camera early last year. Mari Copeny aka Little Miss Flint was this year’s Billboard Changemaker honoree. 3 / 17 2 / 17

The Billboard Music Awards Sunday awarded Drake 5 honors; Mary J. Blige received the Icon Award; Olivia Rodrigo and Ye took home the most awards.

Top Male Artist: Drake He also received top gospel album for the second time. Top Artist: Drake Taylor Swift – who has the second most-ever award show wins with 29 – won four awards. Doja Cat came away with four awards. "I want to say, 'Thank God.' And thank my fans.

See every single star arriving on the red carpet at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

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The 2022 Billboard Music Awards, hosted by Diddy, had performances by Megan Thee Stallion, Machine Gun Kelly, Latto, Morgan Wallen, Travis Scott, Burna Boy, ...

The Afrobeats star worked the crowd with a smile on his face, and the crowd responded, on their feet and dancing. Wallen went the emotional-acoustic-performance route, yet didn’t have the voice to sustain those stripped-back renditions of “Don’t Think Jesus” and “Wasted on You.” Scott’s performance of “Mafia” didn’t meet the moment either, going so high-concept (with fur-clad dancers) that it felt nearly disrespectful as a return. “Every female artist that came into the game wanted to do everything that I was doing — and still does to this day,” she said. Wade. At one point in the speech, she messed up, paused, and exclaimed, “That was so embarrassing!” Far from it, we say. And with a marching band to top it all off? Diddy set the tone for the night with his opening performance and monologue — and that tone was confusion. Then DJ Khaled introduced Diddy’s opening monologue — in which the host claimed he was “now a tonal frequency” and attempted a stale slap joke. The backing track drowned out her live vocals, but in one of her first awards-show sets, she knew the performance was about more than what we hear. Wanna know how “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” became such a hit? The host kicked things off with some choreography, before ceding the stage to Bryson Tiller and Jack Harlow for abbreviated performances (of Diddy’s new “Gotta Move On” and Harlow’s hit “First Class”). Next, Teyana Taylor came out to sing the hook of “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems,” which was a highlight. Sure, there were standout moments, as there always are (especially when Megan Thee Stallion is in the building). But just as often, the ceremony left us with more questions — starting at the top, thanks to host Diddy. That is to say, it was a music awards show, if one where the awards themselves (based on the year’s “Billboard” charts) don’t generally mean much. Here are the highs, lows, and whoas of the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.